TCA Goes To The Dogs

Given that it has a mouse as a mascot, it’s not surprising that Disney’s TCA presentations tend to be animal-friendly. In August, it featured a big plush elephant on stage. This time, it counted a dog among its attendees. Here is a photo of the little pooch who didn’t show great interest in the happenings this afternoon. Maybe he was camping in the room for tomorrow morning’s American Idol session featuring Randy Jackson aka Dawg.

13 Comments

This is Maggie Furlong’s dog Otis. She is the Show Girl at AOL. I think it is awesome.

Anonymouse • on Jan 10, 2011 11:23 pm

Nellie, it is absolutely scary that in the middle of the night, within 35 minutes, your viewers can recognize the dogs of internet reporters.

krazijoe • on Jan 10, 2011 11:23 pm

Slow news night?

Stan • on Jan 10, 2011 11:23 pm

I’m a dog owner and dog lover, but dogs do not belong in public/shared venues like this where people are just trying to do their jobs.

Some people have serious dog allergies, and even well-trained and mild-mannered dogs (“Oh, little Otis wouldn’t hurt a fly!”) can act unpredictably in certain situations. No, little Otis won’t bite your arm off, but all little Otis has to do is break the skin to spread a disease (or just ruin your day). Oh, little Otis is up-to-date on his vaccinations? Well, maybe he is, maybe he isn’t.

My sister was bitten by a neighborhood dog that, guess what, “would never bite anyone!” and “was definitely up-to-date” on its rabies vaccination, and guess what, it wasn’t up-to-date on its rabies vaccination.

Bringing your dog to work and forcing other people to be in a position to TRUST you that the dog will behave is an act of selfishness and narcissism — get a sitter. There’s no reason reporters showing up to do their jobs need to place their health in Ms. Furlong’s hands.

dog is afraid of thunder storms, medication can ease the dog’s fear enough that he can tolerate the storm and undergo the counterconditioning necessary to treat his fear. But it’s the counterconditioning that helps him overcome his fear.

My sister was bitten by a neighborhood dog that, guess what, “would never bite anyone!” and “was definitely up-to-date” on its rabies vaccination, and guess what, it wasn’t up-to-date on its rabies vaccination.